No Appetite!

[annalee 0]

I am ten days post-op and have no appetite. I have no gas or pain or nausea, but can actually forget to eat. Is this common?

[ReneBean 3]

I would enjoy it while it lasts... I had that same thing to begin with.... Then my appetite woke up and started grabbing me by the gut.

If you are VERY lucky - you will have restriction even after the last of the swelling goes down. If not - don't fret. Just heal and follow your doc's instructions.

Good Luck!

[marni 0]

You still have post op swelling. I thought it was great too..... Had to remember to drink that darn 4 oz! However, it come back! I even was scheduled for a fill 6 weeks out and didn't get one becuase I still wasn't hungry. THen had 3 3 weeks apart!

[luv2bingo07 0]

That is one thing I am worried about down the road when I get banded. I am diabetic and if I don't eat, I get nauseous and my sugar drops, therefore, get weak, shaky, the whole nine yards. Should you force those Protein Shakes or Water down even when there is no appetite.

[belle75067 0]

I felt the same way, I would have to remind myself I needed to eat. Then as alot of people have been saying there were days that I was so hungry that I thought I would die! Now I have had 4 fills, had my surgery in August, have lost 56 pounds and still have to remind myself to eat sometimes. Then I have my days when I am so hungry it surprises me.

[Wheetsin 714]

I lost my appetite a few days before surgery. I'm now over a year post-op and it has never returned. If I don't eat all day I *may* feel hungry, but even then food isn't appealing. I've had to set reminders on my calendar at work to go eat, or I will forget and work through the day. Not good for my metabolism or daily minimums.

I know they've studied RNY patients in regards to ghrelin production pre and post op, but I'd be curious to learn (haven't seen anything yet) if anyone is doing the same for LB patients. Maybe just maybe that little pouch of ours and the things it does impacts ghrelin production somehow.

[juliegeraci 7]

Yes, it is very common. Just try and eat as much as you can. Make sure you get in a lot of fluids.

[LapBandit 5]

Enjoy it! Lucky dog! Aww, I miss my "honeymoon" phase!! Happy Healing! But everyone's right...don't forget to get some nutrition even if you aren't feeling hungry!

[lapband4meNOW 0]

luvtobling

lower your diabetes medicine so you dont have low's. ask your doctor to what level